Quotes & Sayings About Burano Italy

I may believe in God, but I'm at war with Him. I'm a scientist, I try to answer questions, one at a time, so there's a little less room for Him as the answer. I plant my flag, and inch by inch, I take away His kingdom. It's odd, but none of this has ever occurred to me before. I never even saw a real contradiction between science and religion. I see it now, I see it clear as day. — Sylvain Neuvel

I give my grandfather, Dr Harold Young, a forestry Professor at the University of Maine, full credit for my career path. He pioneered the use of aerial photography in forestry in the 1950s, and we think he worked as a spy for the CIA during the Cold War, mapping Russian installations. — Sarah Parcak

When I think of excellence in motion, I think of the big picture. Because of the magnitude of this concept, I look at it from an aerial perspective. It is a mindset that challenges the boundaries of self-induced limits - that point where you aspire to exceed your expectations, where the mind-body-achievement connection resides and wins time and time again. — Lorii Myers

Life is a two-way ticket; inbound is random, outbound is unknown — S.E. Sever

Do you have a name?" asked Gerta. "I do," said the raven. Gerta waited. The raven fluffed its beard. "I am the Sound of Mouse Bones Crunching Under the Hooves of God." — T. Kingfisher

All the same I keep on looking for someone incomprehensible who won't understand me either, because I have a terrible thirst for brotherhood — Romain Gary

There's all sorts of stuff people want to publish anonymously. — Aaron Swartz

Political convulsions, like geological upheavings usher in new epochs of the world's progress. — Wendell Phillips

I'm just opposed to a pure inflation-only mandate in which the only thing a central bank cares about is inflation and not employment. — Janet Yellen

Never get involved. That's my motto. I hurt no one. And no one can hurt me. — Adeline Yen Mah

I'm not really an impersonator. — Gilda Radner

As they crept closer, I decided to make my move first and surprise them. I selected my prey, the biggest one! The reasoning behind this is that if you deck the largest and strongest one out of a group then it sends out a clear-cut message to the rest of them. — Stephen Richards

I hurry back to the apartment, wondering how long I've been gone. I push the door open, then promptly drop the frozen peas.
Silas grins at me, shirtless, slightly toned chest glimmering in the sunlight pouring in through the dirty windows. His pants are slung wantonly low on his hips, and I can't help thinking about the drawings I left behind, the way non-Silas's abs looked nearly identical to real Silas's, and therefore everything might look identical ... My face flushes and I exhale shakily. — Jackson Pearce